Overview:
The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS) is a non-profit organization that funds research and provides information and support to patients, family members and health professionals. Since 1983, NBTS has awarded over $4 million in grant funding for research projects. NBTS also provides patient programs, support an information.

NBTS offers support by telephone, information and referrals, a telephone network for patients/family members, and a list of support groups in the U.S. Its newsletter, Heads Up, is published three times a year. NBTS is also very active in fundraising for brain tumor research.